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civ·il ˈlib·er·ties N pl

lib·er·ty [ˈlɪbəti, Am -ɚt̬i] N

3. liberty form (legal rights):

liberties pl
Grundrechte pl
liberties pl
Bürgerrechte pl
 10 examples from the Internet

Statue of ˈLib·er·ty N

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to abridge sb's liberties
jds Freiheiten einschränken
to take liberties with sb
sich dat bei jdm Freiheiten herausnehmen
to take liberties with sth
etw [zu] frei handhaben
she slapped his face for taking liberties
sie gab ihm eine Ohrfeige dafür, dass er sich zu viel herausgenommen hatte
her translation takes liberties with the original text
ihre Übersetzung ist allerdings sehr frei

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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In pratice, what this has meant is that the courts have limited tools with which to scrutinise legislation that intrudes on individual liberties.
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The organization's work focuses on constitutional litigation, law reform, advocating on civil liberties issues before public officials and elected bodies, and public education.
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This has been termed a conservative and restrictive approach that seems to undermine the court's duty to generously interpret fundamental liberties.
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This document gives the Omani people their basic civil liberties as well as garunteeing equality and protection under the law.
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A number of liberties were taken with factual events for dramatization purposes.
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The movie contains several historical inaccuracies, and an onscreen preface acknowledges that liberties have been taken with the facts.
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This required most importantly religious freedom and other basic liberties for all people.
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He understands the importance of civil liberties for all, including the unborn.
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Is it that a simple threat, a potential one, to your liberties, is, essentially, more serious than the kidnapping of our liberties?
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In addition to democracy and ecological issues, green politics is concerned with civil liberties, social justice, nonviolence, sometimes variants of localism and tends to support social progressivism.
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